Enteral nutrition administration in a surgical intensive care unit: Achieving goals with better strategies

Table 2 Baseline characteristics and study cohort

Patient demographics	Pre-intervention phase	Post-intervention phase	All patients
Age (yr)	67 ± 16	66 ± 16	67 ± 16
Male	31 (58%)	26 (51%)	57 (55%)
Height (cm)	166.79 ± 11.59	167.09 ± 12.37	166.93 ± 11.91
Weight (kg)	76.7 ± 22.8	81.7 ± 25.5	79.1 ± 24.2
GI surgery	18 (34%)	27 (53%)	45 (43%)
Vascular surgery	8 (15%)	3 (6%)	11 (11%)
Transplant	14 (26%)	11 (22%)	25 (24%)
Medicine	3 (6%)	5 (9%)	8 (7.5%)
Surgical oncology	7 (13%)	1 (2%)	8 (7.5%)
Other (ENT, HIV medicine, orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery)	3 (6%)	4 (8%)	7 (7%)
Total	53	51	104

Data are reported as mean ± SD or n (%). Patient demographics (average age, gender, average height and average admission weight) and primary service caring for patient upon admission to ICU. ICU: Intensive care unit; GI: Gastrointestinal; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.